Former football star Van Sy Hung believes England will win EURO 2016.

(Baonghean.vn) - Not Spain, nor Portugal, nor host nation France, but the "Three Lions" is the team that former national team player Van Sy Hung hopes will win the EURO this year…

That was quite a surprising assessment from the former SLNA player because, in this year's tournament, coach Roy Hodgson's players haven't really made much of an impression with their playing style. Both football expert Nguyen Thanh Vinh and sports journalists like Minh Hai from Bóng đá newspaper don't rate the England team highly.

According to journalist Minh Hai, coach Roy Hodgson's approach to building the England national team is piecemeal. Hodgson selects the squad based on current form, like Rashford, or in the case of Vardy, who nobody expected to have such a good season. The current England squad is the weakest the Three Lions have had in the last 20 years.

Former football star Van Sy Hung believes in names like Rooney, Vardy, and Harry Kane of the England national team.

In the Round of 16, England will face Iceland, and former football legend Van Sy Hung believes in a victory for the UK: “It’s really hard to predict which match will be in the final in this year’s EURO Round of 16, however, I believe England will go far because they have a very young squad and they can still unleash their true potential. As for Portugal, although Ronaldo and his teammates eliminated Croatia, I still think they are not a strong team and will not be able to go further in this year’s tournament,” the former striker of SLNA Club and the national team commented.

Next, former football star Van Sy Hung expressed his interest in the match between Spain and Italy in the round of 16 taking place on June 27th.

“I think the Spain vs. Italy match will be one of the most exciting at this year's EURO. It's a clash between attacking football and top-class defense. Despite their strong attacking power, Vicente del Bosque's team will undoubtedly face a tight, well-organized defense from the Italian team, the 2006 World Cup champions, who will certainly play a counter-attacking style. As for Spain, the absence of captain Sergio Ramos in the upcoming knockout match won't affect their attacking capabilities because their playing style is different from Italy's.”

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